DAVIES, RICHARD HUTTON (1862-1918) was born in London and came to New Zealand in early life. Trained as a surveyor, he took an interest in volunteering, and joined the Hawera mounted rifles, in which he became captain.

He went to the South African war as captain in the North Island company (1899); served there in five contingents and commanded the 3rd, 4th and 8th and a composite column.

(C.B. 1900; brevet lieut-colonel 1902).

Davies commanded the Auckland district in 1901 and was appointed Inspector-general of the Forces in 1906 and third member of the Military Council. He passed the staff college in England and was attached to the British army for training, with the command of an infantry brigade. When the war of 1914-18 broke out he went to France in command of the 6th brigade, with which he served with distinction in the retreat from Mons. Promoted major-general, he commanded the 20th division in training and in France (1916), but was again invalided and eventually retired from the service. He died on 9 May 1918. Davies married a sister of Commander N. Cornwall, R.N.R.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908; The Times (London), 16 May 1918.

Reference: Volume 1, page 114

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